Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Access Signs
20th Century

2. Access Signs
20th Century

3. Sparta and Roaring Gap Road Sign
20th Century

4. Sparta, Roaring Gap, and Elkin Road Sign
20th Century

5. Signs
20th Century

6. Signpost
20th Century

7. Purchase of Land Sign
20th Century

8. Signs
20th Century

9. Parkway Access Signs
20th Century

10. Access Signs
20th Century

11. Appalachian Trail sign 20' off parking motor road
1900s

12. Sign - National Forests
20th Century

13. Signs
20th Century

14. Grandfather Mountain Bears
20th Century

15. Cone Manor House
20th Century

16. Mount Mitchell
20th Century

17. Signpost
20th Century

18. Road Closed Sign
20th Century

19. Blue Ridge Parkway Sign
20th Century

20. Robert Lee Doughton Memorial Marker
20th Century

21. Access Signs
20th Century

22. Sign for Roaring Gap, N.C.
20th Century

23. Signpost
20th Century

24. Mount Mitchell
20th Century

25. Sign for Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, US 221, and Linville
20th Century

26. View of Grandfather Mountain
20th Century

27. Signs
20th Century

28. View on parkway
1930s

29. Access Road on Left of Parkway
1930s

30. End of Section A
1930s

31. Icy Rock Cut
October 31, 1936

32. Deep Rock Cut North
September 14, 1937

33. Signs near parking area
July 1, 1938

34. Slope during grading
October 1938

35. Maximum Limit Buses on Parkway - Temporary Checking Station
July 25, 1939

36. Bluff Park looking east
1940

37. Bluff Park looking south
1940

38. Pete Collenicu Adm. Ass. now with Lowe's N. Wilksboro, NC
1940s

39. Bluff Gas Station
1940s

40. Entrance to Bluff Park looking northeast
1940

41. Sign in Bluff Park looking south
1940

42. Lightning struck sign
1940

43. Sign and entrance road for Wild Cat Rock
1940

44. CCC enrollees Dale Shepherd (L) ? Travis Owens (Ctr R.) Arthur Phipps (R)
1940s

45. Scenic View of Parkway, Section 2C
1940s

46. Lightning struck sign
1940

47. Entrance to Park showing sign and crate structure
1940

48. Sign Details
January 27, 1940

49. Designs for Sign Details
January 27, 1940

50. One way sign covered with ice
March 14, 1940

51. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940

52. Mile post for park areas
June 2, 1940

53. Little Switzerland signs Big Laurel WPA area
September 7, 1940

54. Access entrance to Kilmichael Tower Sign in place prior to removal
September 28, 1940

55. Operators Signs, Approach from N
July 10, 1942

56. Operator Sign
July 10, 1942

57. Operator's Sign Approach from S
July 10, 1942

58. Operator's Sign
July 10, 1942

59. Operators Sign
July 10, 1942

60. Refreshments Sign
July 10, 1942

61. Operator's Sign Approach from South
July 10, 1942

62. Operator Sign (Lunch room, comfort station)
July 10, 1942

63. Operator's Sign - Approach from S
July 10, 1942

64. Operators Signs Approach from N
July 10, 1942

65. Operators Signs
July 10, 1942

66. C.K. Marker Stone Cumberland Knob
September 12, 1942

67. Access A
September 18, 1942

68. Tunnel No. 1 East Portal
April 28, 1943

69. Tunnel No. 1 East Portal
April 28, 1943

70. Rockfish Gap
November 16, 1943

71. Parkway Skyline Drive access and signs
August 3, 1944

72. Before--showing height of growth on proposed pasture for Ernest Barrier.
September 1944

73. Mileage Post at Bluff N.C.
1946

74. Brinegar Cabin and Loom
March 1946

75. Interpretive Sign at Wildcat Rocks
March 1946

76. Brinegar Cabin and Loom
March 1946

77. Craggy Gardens
June 1946

78. Mt. Mitchell
June 1946

79. Sign to Great Smokies Park
June 1946

80. Blue Ridge Parkway Mileage Sign
June 1946

81. Mt. Mitchell
June 1946

82. Interp. Sign. Chicken Coop (currently located at Puckett Cabin) Frame Granary in background (razed).
1947

83. Fox Hunters Paradise
March 1947

84. Rakes Mill Pond sign
March 1947

85. The "Mabry Mill" sign
March 1947

86. Interpretive sign for Caudill Cabin at Wildcat Rock Overlook
April 1947

87. Fox Hunters Paradise Interpretive Sign
April 1947

88. Interpretive sign and environs
April 1947

89. Park entrance at US 221 and entrance sign
April 1947

90. Interpretive sign for Caudill Cabin at Wildcat Rocks overlook
April 1947

91. Fox Hunters Paradise Interpretive Sign
April 1947

92. Fox Hunters Paradise Highway sign (close-up)
April 1947

93. Parkway Service Sign
June 12, 1947

94. Milepost marker
December 30, 1947

95. Milepost 142 with car
December 30, 1947

96. Overpass
September 1948

97. Sign at VA-NC state line
September 1948

98. Sign at NC/VA State Line
September 1948

99. New Access Sign Location Erected May 1949
June 30, 1949

100. New Access Sign Location Erected May 1949
June 30, 1949

101. Directional sign to picnic area. Wildcat Rocks and Overlook
June 30, 1949

102. Commercial signs - Howard Johnson restaurant, Swannanoa signs
July 18, 1949

103. Sign
October 26, 1949

104. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec 1949
December 8, 1949

105. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec. 1949
December 8, 1949

106. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec 1949
December 8, 1949

107. Showing traffic signs as existing Dec 1949
December 8, 1949

108. Wildcat Rocks
1950

109. Large billboard sign on Highway US 221, just before Parkway turn-off
May 9, 1950

110. Grandfather Mountain
June 1950

111. Bluff Lodge and signs
October 9, 1950

112. "Entering Blue Ridge Parkway" sign
1952

113. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park sign at Parkway Craft Center
1952

114. "The Fences" interpretive sign at Groundhog Mt. Overlook
1952

115. Arrow sign - Shenandoah NP-Blue Ridge Parkway
1952

116. Riceville Road Overpass
1952

117. Rich Cabin
1952

118. "Entering Blue Ridge Parkway" sign
1952

119. Park Entrance Sign (Parkway Emblem)
1952

120. Flat Top
1952

121. "The Big Spring" sign
1952

122. Sharp Top
1952

123. Existing sign
February 1952

124. Existing Signs
February 1952

125. Existing signs
February 1952

126. Craggy Pinnacle Frost
February 1952

127. Existing Sign
February 1952

128. Memorial plaque. State road near entrance to Linville Falls
February 1952

129. Existing Entrance Sign
February 1952

130. Existing signs
February 1952

131. Existing Entrance Bldgs and Gate
February 1952

132. Entrance Sign, Cone Park
1953

133. Fox Hunter's Paradise sign
March 9, 1953

134. Fox Hunter's Paradise
March 9, 1953

135. Homestead sign
March 9, 1953

136. Bluffs Lodge Sign
1954

137. Fee Collection Station
April 1955

138. Black Mountain Orientation Display
March 3, 1956

139. Nature Trail Label. Plastic laminated label on metal standard
June 1956

140. Craggy Dome
June 17, 1956

141. Mabry Mill
July 1956

142. Mabry Mill
July 1956

143. Mabry Mill
July 1956

144. Water Fountain in Trailer Area
October 1956

145. Pinnacle Gap Visitor Center sign
December 1956

146. Craggy Gardens - Visitor Center Sign
December 1956

147. Directional sign for nearby towns
December 19, 1956

148. Old style Community Sign
February 6, 1957

149. NPS Concessions Service Sign
February 6, 1957

150. Billboards
February 9, 1957

151. Billboards
February 9, 1957

152. Flat Rock Trail Sign
March 12, 1957

153. Flat Rock Trail Sign
March 12, 1957

154. Pisgah National Forest Sign
March 12, 1957

155. Self-Guiding Trail Label Cascades Trail
April 26, 1957

156. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
June 13, 1957

157. Cane Mill and evaporating pan
August 21, 1957

158. Grist Mill
August 21, 1957

159. District Ranger Brooks and View from the Parkway
1958

160. Beacon Heights Looking South from U.S. Route 221
May 1958

161. Sign at R/W on private land. Was later removed thru cooperation of land owner.
May 1958

162. Sign - Peaks of Otter
May 1958

163. Signs at R/W for "The Pink Pig"
May 1958

164. Sign at R/W for "Cherry Hill Coffee Shop"
May 1958

165. Signs at R/W for "The Pink Pig"
May 1958

166. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

167. N.W. Trading Post Sign
July 1958

168. Mission 66 sign
August 22, 1958

169. Mission 66 Sign
August 22, 1958

170. Mission 66 sign
August 22, 1958

171. Advertising sign adjacent to Parkway
1959

172. Advertising signs along the Parkway
1959

173. Advertising Signs Adjacent to Parkway
1959

174. Advertising Sign Adjacent to Parkway
1959

175. Advertising sign adjacent to Parkway
1959

176. Parkway Milepost marker
April 3, 1959

177. Milepost on BRParkway
April 3, 1959

178. Road directional sign - Buchanan, 5, Shenandoah NP, 97
May 19, 1959

179. Sign: 5 miles to Peaks of Otter
May 19, 1959

180. Parkway Entrance Sign
May 28, 1959

181. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage.
June 1959

182. Sign: "8 Miles to Rocky Knob"
June 1959

183. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage.
June 1959

184. Parkway Sign
June 1959

185. Peaks of Otter Sign
June 1959

186. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage.
June 1959

187. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage.
June 1959

188. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage
June 1959

189. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage.
June 1959

190. Convicted vandals repairing sign damage.
June 1959

191. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

192. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

193. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

194. Road Sign - Roaring Gap
July 1959

195. Sign --- 12 Miles to Craggy Gardens
July 24, 1959

196. Sign Museum of N.C. Minerals
October 1959

197. Balsam Gap Sign
1960s

198. Signs
1960s

199. Signs
1960s

200. Visitor Center Sign
May 20, 1960

201. Trail Register and Booklet Dispenser
May 20, 1960

202. Flat Top -- Peaks of Otter
May 22, 1960

203. Grandfather Mt at Grandfather Mt Overlook
May 1961

204. Mabry Mill
June 1961

205. Mabry Mill
June 16, 1961

206. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
September 4, 1961

207. Sharp Top
August 9, 1962

208. Price Lake
October 8, 1962

209. Roadside Easel Exhibit - Wilderness Road (Superceded)
May 9, 1963

210. Roadside Easel Exhibit - Big Witch
October 9, 1963

211. Interpretive Sign - Mt. Airy Granite
July 1964

212. Interpretive Sign - Mt. Airy Granite
July 1964

213. Start of Elk Run Self-Guiding Trail
May 12, 1965

214. Start of Elk Run Self-Guiding Trail
May 12, 1965

215. Bear Den Campground Sign
July 15, 1965

216. Bear Den Campground Sign
July 15, 1965

217. Peaks of Otter Sign
August 1965

218. WHAT TO SEE Exhibit
August 1965

219. Museum of North Carolina Minerals
August 1965

220. Intersection of Highway 43 and Camp Store Road - Time: 2:25 p.m.
October 17, 1965

221. By pass dedication around Asheville
September 2, 1967

222. Roadside exhibit E.B. Jeffress Park
June 1968

223. Roadside exhibit
June 1968

224. Roadside Exhibit E.B. Jeffress Park
June 1968

225. Dedication ceremonies E.B. Jeffress Park Mr. Carl Jeffress, speaker
June 27, 1968

226. Roadside Exhibit - E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

227. Dedication Ceremonies-E.B. Jeffress Park
June 27, 1968

228. Mabry Mill
August 30, 1968

229. Groundbreaking Ceremony, Final Link of the BRP, Gov. Moore, Art. Dep. Bill, Supt. Liles
October 22, 1968

230. Sign: Groundbreak site for final link of BRP
October 22, 1968

231. Roadside Exhibit - Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

232. Ice Storm - 1969
1969

233. Roadside Exhibit Elk Mountain Overlook
1969

234. Roadside Sign
1969

235. Craggy Gardens Nature Trail leaflet box and sign
July 1969

236. Craggy Gardens Nature Trail leaflet box and sign
July 1969

237. Craggy Gardens Nature Trail leaflet box and sign
July 1969

238. Signs
1970s

239. US 221
1970s

240. 20-Minute Cliff
1970s

241. Access Signs
1970s

242. Slides
1970s

243. Accommodations Board
August 26, 1970

244. Accommodations board
August 26, 1970

245. Accommodations Board
August 26, 1970

246. Accommodations Board
August 26, 1970

247. Vandalism-Signs
August 27, 1970

248. Blacksmith Shed
September 1970

249. Visitors at Blacksmith Shop
September 1970

250. Blacksmith Shop
September 1970

251. Blacksmith Shop
September 1970

252. Humpback Rocks
March 1971

253. Greenstone OL/Rockpoint OL
March 1971

254. Humpback Rocks-Visitor Center
July 1971

255. Sign - Mt. Mitchell State Park
August 1971

256. Trail, Environmental Sign and View at Beacon Heights, MP 305.1
August 1971

257. Trail, Environmental Sign and View at Beacon Heights, MP 305.1
August 1971

258. Sign - Tomkins Knob Overlook
August 1971

259. Sign Vandalism - View of Black Mountains
August 1971

260. Cool Spring Baptist Church
August 1971

261. The Wilderness Road, MP 285.1, superceded by "Boone's Trace"
August 1971

262. Sign - Mount Mitchell State Park
August 1971

263. Sign Vandalism - View of Black Mountains
August 1971

264. Sign - Beacon Heights Parking Area
August 1971

265. Sign Vandalism, View of Black Mountains
August 1971

266. Sign and Visitor Center
October 1971

267. Visitor Center Sign with Flat Top in background
October 1971

268. Jeffress Park
October 1971

269. Humpback Rocks Chickenhouse Coop Mountain Farm
December 1971

270. National Park Centennial
1972

271. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
October 1972

272. Maintenance Area
1973

273. Maintenance Area
1973

274. Leaning Sign
June 1973

275. Leaning Sign
June 1973

276. Rock Slide
June 5, 1973

277. Peeling Sign
June 5, 1973

278. Peeling Sign
June 5, 1973

279. Road Striping - Yellow Paint
June 5, 1973

280. Warning Signs
June 5, 1973

281. Berm Erosion
June 5, 1973

282. Warning Signs
June 5, 1973

283. Leaning Sign
June 5, 1973

284. Sign - "Comfort Station 4 miles"
July 1973

285. The Loops - Milepost 328.6
July 1973

286. Grandfather Mtn. Bridge Structure
July 26, 1973

287. North Cove Valley - Milepost 327.3
July 31, 1973

288. Parkway Between Crabtree & Black Mountain Campground Road
July 31, 1973

289. Misc. Signs
August 1973

290. Peaks Lodge
August 1973

291. Sign, Campground
August 1973

292. Miscellaneous Signs
August 1973

293. Sign, Interpretive
August 1973

294. Peaks of Otter Approach Sign
August 1973

295. Entrance Sign
August 1973

296. Bus Station
August 1973

297. Sign, Non-Conforming
August 1973

298. Sign, Peaks Approach
August 1973

299. Sign, Entrance
August 1973

300. Sign, Parkway Ahead
August 1973

301. Sign, Otter Creek
August 1973

302. Milepost marker
August 1973

303. Sign, Otter Creek
August 1973

304. Misc. Signs
August 1973

305. Sign - Peaks of Otter Visitor Center
August 1973

306. Milepost marker
August 1973

307. Sign - Sherando Lake Recreation Area
August 1973

308. Miscellaneous Signs
August 1973

309. Sign for George Washington National Forest
August 1973

310. Overlook Sign
August 1973

311. Sign, Development
August 1973

312. Bulletin Board
August 1973

313. Sign, Campground
August 1973

314. Bus Station
August 1973

315. Bulletin Board
August 1973

316. Bulletin Board
August 1973

317. Entrance Sign
August 1973

318. Miscellaneous Signs
August 1973

319. Ranger Willie McDaniel Giving out travel folders
August 6, 1973

320. Julian Price Memorial Park
August 9, 1973

321. Cool Spring Baptist Church (No. 296)
August 9, 1973

322. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

323. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

324. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

325. Construction Signs
September 18, 1973

326. Progress
September 20, 1973

327. Monarch Butterly Migration
October 1973

328. Cradle of Forestry Overlook
October 1973

329. Cradle of Forestry Overlook
October 1973

330. Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
October 22, 1973

331. Sign at Deep Gap
November 29, 1973

332. Licklog Ridge
January 1974

333. Licklog Overlook
January 1974

334. Licklog Ridge Sign
January 1974

335. Sign for Timber Management Area, Pisgah
January 1974

336. Pisgah Nat'l Forest
January 1974

337. Sign - Timber Mgt. Area
January 1974

338. Pisgah National Forest
January 1974

339. Parkway Signs - Winter
February 20, 1974

340. Parkway signs - winter
February 20, 1974

341. Parkway Signs - Winter
February 20, 1974

342. Parkway Signs - Winter
February 20, 1974

343. Parkway Signs - Winter
February 20, 1974

344. Craggy Gardens
March 1974

345. Craggy Gardens
March 1974

346. Mt. Mitchell View
March 1974

347. Craggy Gardens
March 1974

348. Minerals Museum
May 1, 1974

349. Cradle of Forestry
May 24, 1974

350. Cradle of Forestry
May 24, 1974

351. Cradle of Forestry
May 24, 1974

352. Cradle of Forestry
May 24, 1974

353. Cradle of Forestry
May 24, 1974

354. Peaks of Otter - Sharp Top Mountain
July 21, 1974

355. Peaks of Otter - Sharp Top Mountain
July 21, 1974

356. Mahogany Rock Access
August 1974

357. Price Lake
August 1974

358. Bluffs Dist. Us 21 South
August 1974

359. Bluffs Dist.
August 1974

360. Bluffs Dist. US 21, South
August 1974

361. Minerals Museum
August 1974

362. Stone Mountain Sign, State Park
August 1974

363. Price Park Cpgd
August 1974

364. Bluff Dist.
August 1974

365. Big Lynn
August 1974

366. Bluffs Dist. US 21 South
August 1974

367. Minerals Museum
August 1974

368. Crabtree Meadows Campground Sign
August 1974

369. Minerals Museum
August 1974

370. Minerals Museum
August 1974

371. Sign Spruce Pine Mtn. District
August 1974

372. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

373. Parkway thru Bluffs
August 1974

374. Bluffs Dist.
August 1974

375. Parkway thru Bluffs
August 1974

376. Minerals Museum
August 1974

377. Oconaluftee Terminus
August 1974

378. Minerals Museum
August 1974

379. Mahogany Rock ACCESS
August 1974

380. Minerals Museum
August 1974

381. Mahogany Rock Access
August 1974

382. Bluffs Dist. US 21
August 1974

383. Mt. Pisgah Trail
August 1974

384. Signs - North Toe River Valley
August 1974

385. Oconaluftee Terminus
August 1974

386. Brush Clearing
August 8, 1974

387. Camper and Dog at Crabtree
August 9, 1974

388. Matthews Cabin Bldg #401
August 21, 1975

389. Matthews Cabin Bldg #401
August 21, 1975

390. Grandfather Mtn. Progress
October 1975

391. Intersection Sign Grandfather Mtn.
October 1975

392. Grandfather Mtn. Progress
October 1975

393. Overmountain Victory March
October 19, 1975

394. Overmountain Victory March
October 19, 1975

395. Overmountain Victory March
October 19, 1975

396. Overmountain Victory March
October 19, 1975

397. Overmountain Victory March
October 19, 1975

398. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

399. Civil War Earthworks
February 1976

400. YCC repairing fences
August 1976

401. Interpretive Sign: "Wolf Mountain Overlook"
August 1976

402. Chair caning demostration [demonstration] and class
August 1976

403. Interpretive Sign: "Wolf Mountain Overlook"
August 1976

404. Interpretive sign - The National Forests
August 1976

405. YCC repairing fences
August 1976

406. Interpretive Sign "View of Porter Mt"
August 1976

407. Interpretive sign "Wolf Mountain Overlook"
August 1976

408. Interpretive Sign - Wolf Mt. Overlook
August 1976

409. Interpretive Sign Wolf Mt. Overlook
August 1976

410. Richland Balsam Trail - Repair and construction
December 1976

411. Richland Balsam Trail - Repair and construction
December 1976

412. Richland Balsam Trail - Repair and construction
December 1976

413. Richland Balsam Trail - Repair and construction
December 1976

414. Signs Picnic Area
1977

415. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

416. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

417. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

418. Roadside sign
June 1977

419. Roadside Sign
June 1977

420. Roadside Sign
June 1977

421. Roadside signs
June 1977

422. Roadside signs
June 1977

423. Campground
Summer 1977

424. Entrance to campground
Summer 1977

425. Park Service Personnel at work (taken by request for G. Stork)
October 18, 1977

426. untitled
1978

427. untitled
1978

428. Stony Bald Sign
1978

429. Whites Gap Overlook
1978

430. Sign
1978

431. Accomodations sign - Peaks of Otter
1978

432. New sub sub-maintenance area at Linville Falls
June 1978

433. New sub sub-maintenance area at Linville Falls
June 1978

434. Refilling Box with Disposal Bags for Campers
July 1978

435. Road Sign Along Parkway
July 1978

436. Trail at Craggy
August 18, 1978

437. Re-const. of Craggy Trail
August 18, 1978

438. Reconstruction of Craggy Trail
August 18, 1978

439. Re-construction of Craggy Trail
August 18, 1978

440. Trail at Craggy
August 18, 1978

441. Re-construction of Craggy Trail
August 18, 1978

442. Re-construction of Craggy Trail
August 18, 1978

443. Re-construction of Craggy Trail
August 18, 1978

444. Color Time Traffic
October 13, 1978

445. Color Time Traffic
October 13, 1978

446. Color Time Traffic
October 13, 1978

447. Mileage plaque
October 22, 1979

448. Craggy Gardens Trail Sign
October 22, 1979

449. Mileage plaque
October 22, 1979

450. Sign for Asheville Watershed
October 22, 1979

451. Sign for Catawba Rhododendron trail
October 22, 1979

452. Signs near Craggy Gardens Trail
October 22, 1979

453. Bull Creek Valley sign
October 22, 1979

454. Sign for Craggy Gardens
October 22, 1979

455. Craggy Gardens
October 22, 1979

456. Over Mountain Victory Trail - September 29, 1980 - 200th Anniversary
September 29, 1980

457. Oral History Interview with Robert Hewat, October 25, 1996
October 25, 1996

458. 45 MPH Sign- Jumbo Type
February 7, 1957

459. Signs

460. Cherry Hill Gas Station

461. New Type of Community Sign
February 7, 1957

462. Flat Rock Trail Repair

463. Direction and Accommodation Sign
February 7, 1957

464. Grandfather Mountain from Parkway

465. Sign, Campsite Registration

466. Flat Rock Trail Repair

467. Sign, Trail System

468. Cherry Hill Coffee Shop

469. 35 MPH Speed Zone, Regular
February 7, 1957

470. Flat Rock Trail Repair

471. Parkway Access Signs

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